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  1. Raigad landslide brings back focus on Madhav Gadgil report on Western Ghats: What it recommended
    https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-climate/raigad-landslide-focus-madhav-gadgil-report-western-ghats-esz-8857084/

  2. Watch Western Ghats eco-status live now
    https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2023/jul/15/watch-western-ghats-eco-status-live-now-2594920.html

  3. Over 90,000 sq km of Western Ghats ecologically fragile: IISc analysis
    https://www.deccanherald.com/india/over-90000-sq-km-of-western-ghats-ecologically-fragile-iisc-analysis-1236738.html

  4. Move to shift 388 Western Ghats villages from eco list irks greens
    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/move-to-shift-388-western-ghats-villages-from-eco-list-irks-greens/articleshow/96823757.cms

  5. Maharashtra: State government plans to remove western ghats village from eco sensitive zones, green activists irked
    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/city/mumbai/maharashtra-state-government-plans-to-remove-western-ghats-village-from-eco-sensitive-zones-green-activists-irked/videoshow/96827705.cms

  6. Supreme Court grants Centre four weeks to file counter affidavit on protection of Western Ghats
    https://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/Supreme-Court-grants-Centre-four-weeks-to-file-counter-affidavit-on-protection-of-Western-Ghats/202872

  7. IISc launches portal for Western Ghats management
    https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/iisc-portal-western-ghats-management-8837272/

  8. Western Ghats as eco-sensitive zone: Experts slam those opposing move
    https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/western-ghats-as-eco-sensitive-zone-experts-slam-those-opposing-move-122072400177_1.html

  9. Western Ghats: In dire straits again
    https://theprobe.in/stories/western-ghats-in-dire-straits-again/

  10. People in buffer zones won't be displaced due to ESZ: Centre
    https://www.deccanherald.com/india/people-in-buffer-zones-wont-be-displaced-due-to-esz-centre-1180810.html

  11. In calamities-hit Karnataka, polls are not a conducive environment to resolve ecological issues
    https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/in-calamities-hit-karnataka-polls-are-not-a-conducive-environment-to-resolve-ecological-issues/article66750215.ece

  12. Kerala High Court dismisses plea claiming Pudupariyaram-I village not part of Western Ghats
    https://www.indialegallive.com/constitutional-law-news/courts-news/kerala-high-court-pudupariyaram-i-village-western-ghats/

  13. Eco-sensitive Loliem wants to remain the way it is, shocked at calls for removal of villages from green zones
    https://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/Ecosensitive-Loliem-wants-to-remain-the-way-it-is-shocked-at-calls-for-removal-of-villages-from-green-zones/196990

  14. Karnataka Against Declaring Western Ghats an Eco-Sensitive Zone, Says it May Impact Livelihood Generation
    https://weather.com/en-IN/india/biodiversity/news/2021-12-05-karnataka-against-declaring-western-ghats-an-eco-sensitive-zone

  15. Why implementation of the recommendations of Kasturirangan Committee in Western Ghats is important
    https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-implementation-recommendations-kasturirangan-committee-western-ghats-important-7660924/

  16. What are Eco-Sensitive Zones and why are there protests in Kerala against them?
    https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/everyday-explainers/eco-sensitive-zones-supreme-court-verdict-kerala-protests-7988081/

  17. Why Karnataka politicians are wrong in opposing Western Ghats ESA
    https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/environment/why-karnataka-politicians-are-wrong-in-opposing-western-ghats-esa-83816

  18. Draft notification: MoEF&CC should 'critically protect' eco-sensitive Western Ghats
    https://www.counterview.net/2022/08/draft-notification-moef-should.html

  19. What Did Gadgil Report Recommend For Western Ghats Ecology
    https://www.indiatimes.com/explainers/news/gadgil-report-on-western-ghats-ecology-cop26-553094.html

  20. 5 Questions: NCP MP Vandana Chavan on demarcating an eco-sensitive zone in Western Ghats
    https://indianexpress.com/article/india/parliament-5-questions-ncp-mp-vandana-chavan-7821844/

  21. Attappady residents fear more restrictions with eco-sensitive areas and zones
    https://india.mongabay.com/2021/03/attappady-residents-fear-more-restrictions-with-eco-sensitive-areas-and-zones/

  22. Why the Western Ghats Keep Conservationists at Loggerheads With Policymakers
    https://thewire.in/environment/western-ghats-gadgil-committee-kasturirangan-report-kerala-floods

  23. Expansion of atomic plant in Western Ghats gets green nod
    https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/expansion-of-atomic-plant-in-western-ghats-gets-green-nod/story-p8xl0Se9VT6yJ9uftbaezM.html

  24. Conserving Eco-Sensitive Western Ghats: Task Force Recommends Special Status To Eleven Districts
    https://starofmysore.com/conserving-eco-sensitive-western-ghats-task-force-recommends-special-status-to-eleven-districts/

  25. Saving Western Ghats crucial in climate change fight
    https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2021/dec/12/saving-western-ghats-crucial-in-climate-change-fight-2394713.html

  26. Rise In Carbon Footprint at Western Ghats Due to Deforestation is the Cause of Floods in Kerala, Karnataka
    https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/increase-in-carbon-footprint-at-western-ghats-due-to-deforestation-is-the-cause-of-floods-in-kerala-karnataka-500840.html

  27. In Kerala’s Wayanad, record landslides and cave-ins raise alarm over its fragile ecology
    https://scroll.in/article/893138/in-keralas-wayanad-record-landslides-and-cave-ins-raise-alarm-over-its-fragile-ecology

  28. Drought in the Western Ghats Part 2: How deforestation saved ecologically-sensitive hills in Kerala
    https://www.firstpost.com/india/drought-in-the-western-ghats-part-2-how-deforestation-saved-ecologically-sensitive-hills-in-kerala-3432708.html

  29. Is your area ‘ecologically sensitive’? Find out from a new app by IISc
    https://thefederal.com/news/is-your-area-ecologically-sensitive-find-out-from-a-new-app-by-iisc/

  30. Ecologically Sensitive Area of Western Ghats
    https://www.jatinverma.org/ecologically-sensitive-area-of-western-ghats

  31. The draft notification of ESA in Western Ghats and Karnataka’s stiff resistance to it
    https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/explained-the-draft-notification-of-esa-in-western-ghats-and-karnatakas-stiff-resistance-to-it/article65685603.ece

  32. Western Ghats to be declared eco-sensitive zone
    https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/in-focus/western-ghats-to-be-declared-eco-sensitive-zone-heres-all-you-need-to-know-article-93061141

  33. Explained: Why is Karnataka opposing Centre's draft eco- sensitive area norms for Western Ghats?
    https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-why-karnataka-opposing-centres-draft-eco-sensitive-area-norms-western-ghats-8029909/

  34. Karnataka government to challenge Ecologically Sensitive Area tag to Western Ghats
    https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/karnataka-government-to-challenge-ecologically-sensitive-area-tag-to-western-ghats-1127853.html